Where does “भूमिपुत्र” come from?
भूमिपुत्र (Hindi) comes from Malay bumiputera, from Malay bumi, from Old Malay bhūmi, from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
भूमिपुत्र (Hindi): bumiputra
Ancestry of “भूमिपुत्र”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | bumiputera | bumiputra, the native people of Malaysia or... |
| 2 | Malay | bumi | earth |
| 3 | Old Malay | bhūmi | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भूमि | earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰúHmiš | earth, land |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |